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Osbornes from Merriott to Wales
George & Robert Osborne Benjamin Osborne
Thanks to John Osborne, Diane Ellisor and Barb Dembinski for some of this information.
George & Robert Osborne
Sometime before the early 1880s, George Osborne (born 1850, Crewkerne) and his older brother, William (born 1849), sons of Robert Osborne & Mary Ann Daw, emigrated from Misterton to the Rhondda Valley in Wales, where their descendants are still living today. Their parents, Robert & Mary Ann (nee Daw) had earlier moved from Merriott to Misterton, where they remained.
| PARENTS | BAPTISMS AT MERRIOTT | NOTES |
| Robert (a Tranter/ Labourer) & Mary Ann (nee Daw) OSBORNE Married: 1 March 1846 |
4 April 1847 Mary Ann (born 3 Mar 1846) 3 August 1851 William (born 1 Jan 1849) 3 August 1851 George (born Aug 1850) |
Robert & Mary Ann moved to Misterton; George & William eventually moved to the Rhondda Valley, in Wales. |
| BAPTISMS AT MISTERTON | ||
| Baptisms at Misterton courtesy of Diane Ellisor | ||
| 5 June 1853 Henry 10 March 1861 Levi 2 November 1862 Rebecca 4 December 1864 Sarah Ann 1 March 1868 Susan 12 June 1870 Bessie |
Robert was the eldest son of Joseph & Mary OSBORNE. His brothers, Samuel & George, emigrated to Australia. His sister Harriet died as an infant (in 1834). His brother Joseph also moved to Misterton, where he remained. Father Joseph did not appear on any Merriott censuses; his burial date & whereabouts is unknown. Mother Mary died on 1 June 1843. Robert himself is absent from the 1851 census of Merriott, although his wife Mary (Mary Ann) is living with his grandfather William OSBORNE. It is thought he may have been in jail after stealing.
| PARENTS | BAPTISMS AT MERRIOTT | NOTES |
| Joseph (a Labourer) & Mary (nee Lawrence) OSBORNE Married: 25 October 1824 |
26 December 1825 Robert 10 October 1827 George 22 March 1829 Harriet 31 July 1831 Joseph 29 December 1833 Samuel |
For more about Samuel & George, see: To Queensland |
CENSUS Data for these families:
| YEAR | REF | ABODE | NAME, AGE (etc), OCCUPATION, WHERE BORN (Y = Somerset) | |
| 1841 | 9 | Lower St, Merriott | Osborne Mary 45 F Ind Y Osborne Joseph 10 M Y Osborne Samuel 8 M Y |
[Whereabouts of father Joseph, and children Robert & George is not known] |
| 1851 | 493 015 | Roundham, Merriott | Osborne Joseph Head M 20 M Ag. Lab Merriott | Osborne Rebecca Wife M 21 F Girth Web Weaver Crewkerne |
| 1851 | 323 085 | Borough of Monkhoods | Osborne William Head W 85 M Pauper Som, Merriott Osborne Mary Granddau-in-law M 20 F Dorset, Beaminster |
Osborne Mary Greatgranddau U 5 F Som, Merriott Osborne William Greatgrandson U 3 M Som, Merriott Osborne George Greatgrandson U 8 m M Som, Merriott |
| 1881 | 2120 127 2 | Misterton | Osborne Robert Head M 56 M Horse Dealer, Merriott Osborne Mary Wife M 55 F Linen Web Weaver Dorset Beaminster |
Osborne Levi Son 20 M Gen Lab Crewkerne Osborne Rebecca Dau 18 F Tow spinner Crewkerne Osborne Susan Dau 13 F Misterton Osborne Bessey Dau 10 F Misterton |
| 1881 | Misterton | Osborne Joseph M Head 48 M Farmer 60 acres Misterton Osborne Mary F Wife 49 M Misterton Osborne Reuben 18 M Son U Misterton |
Osborne Mary 8 F Dau Scholar Misterton Osborne Arthur 6 M Son Scholar Misterton [Note: Wife Mary was Joseph’s second wife; first wife Rebecca died in 1869] |
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| 1891 | 77 | Misterton | Osborne Joseph 60 M Head Widower Farmer, Employer, Merriott Osborne Arthur 17 M Son U Carpenter Misterton |
Osborne Mary 19 F Dau U Dressmaker Misterton Mitchell Elizabeth 60 F Serv U Housekeeper Misterton |
| 1891 | 120 | Osbornes Cottages, Misterton | Osborne Reuben 28 M Head M Ag Lab Misterton Osborne Eliza 22 F Wife M Dorset, South Perrott |
Osborne Charles 1 M son Misterton |
| 1891 | Osborne Cottages, Misterton | Osborne Robert Head M 66 M Horse Dealer Merriott | ||
NOTE: 1891 Misterton Census Data is courtesy of Diane Ellisor.
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| Cambrian Colliery, Clydach Vale, Rhondda Valley, Wales Photo: Courtesy of John Osborne, descendent of George Osborne, born 1850, Crewkerne |
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Benjamin Osborne
Noted in the 1901 census (courtesy of Barb Dembinski): Living : 12F, Wind St, Aberdare, Glamorgan:
Benjamin OSBORNE, aged 32, Scavenging Haulier, born Merriott. [son of George Osborne & Martha Dean, born 1870]
Hannah OSBORNE, wife, aged 26, born Aberdare, Glamorgan
David John OSBORNE, brother in law, 16 years, Coal hewer, born Aberdare, Glamorgan
Robert LAWRENCE, Boarder, single aged 30, Railway Porter, born Merriott.
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